They bewitched the generator: state power and religious authority at the New Year’s festival in Makunduchi, Zanzibar

The New Year’s festival in Makunduchi, Zanzibar, has been one of the central sites for the interaction between state power and religious authority. It has changed considerably since colonial times, as political rituals were grafted onto religious ones, and a commercial fair developed. In this articl...

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Main Author: Magnus Echtler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2006-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67300